“Neutralizing toxic employees – building positive culture” There’s a useful concept from the study of adolescent mental health in “risk factors” and “protective factors.” According to this theory, there are certain family and social characteristics that may exert influence both negative and positive on the outcome of an adolescent’s eventual success in the world. By the same token, there is a type of organizational culture which allows toxic employees and bullies to get a solid foothold. This article reviews two sides of the coin. Negative...

Toxic Employees and Bullies put their employers at risk Ignoring abusive employees doesn’t pay. I am amazed that while abuse and intimidation goes on under their noses, senior leadership has no idea. Even when one or two employees speak up...

For HR professionals, understanding the source of difficult employee behavior is key to finding the most effective intervention. This article describes tactics and relative toxicity of six difficult...

First, my apologies to my followers for the stupid spam messages they got. It is exasperating to know that my followers were bothered in any way. Here’s what happened. What happened I first...

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Benoit Consulting provides support to both individuals struggling with workplace abuse and managers trying to deal with the fallout from it. We offer a variety of services including telephone consultation and organizational assessments. Read more about our services.